(PC) Ward v. County of Sacramento

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ELTON WARD, No. 2:24-cv-0158 AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a county inmate who filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 without a lawyer. Pending before the court are plaintiff’s motions to proceed in forma pauperis, expedite ruling on the cognizable claims, and amend the complaint, as well as screening of the first amended complaint (“FAC”). ECF Nos. 2, 7-9. I. Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis Plaintiff filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis—without paying the filing fee upfront for this action under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. ECF No. 2. Before the court ruled on the motion, plaintiff paid the full $405 filing fee. See docket, Receipt Number 200006653. Accordingly, plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis will be denied as moot.

Because plaintiff filed the FAC (ECF No. 9) before the court could screen the…